Alexander honrath



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Letters Patent No. 67,303, dated July 30, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER HONRATH, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and improved Cork Receptacle for Bottles,85e.; und I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification.

v This invention consists in forming or muking'bottlcs, vials, and othersmall vessels for holding liquids, and which nre provided with corkstoppers,`wth a receptacle to hold a. sparc cork to be used in the eventof the cork in the nozzle or neck of the vessel being broken or injuredin drawing it out; the receptacle being also convenient to place thecork in when the same is drawn from the nozzle of the vessel in order tofill the latter or pour the contents therefrom. In the accompanyingdrawing a; bottle is shown provided with my invention.

A is the bottle provided with the usual neck or nozzle, a, filled with acork stopper, B. This bottle is blown or moulded with a. cuvity, b, inits upper part, to receive n. spare cork, C, ofthe same dimensions asthe one B in the neck or nozzle. From the above description it will beseen that in the event of the cork B being broken or'injured in beingwithdrawn,` the cork C muy be used.

In putting up many liquids which are sold in bottles the corks aredriven entirely into the neckA or nozzle, or cnt o even with the topthereof' after being inserted, or driven in and then waxed at the top;und these corks, even if withdrawn uninjured, are not convenient orsuitable to be afterwards used, and a proper cork, C, will, by myimprovement, be ready at hand for use, and the cavity c will be aconvenient place to put the cork in when it is withdrawn from the neckor nozzle of the bottle for the purpose of llingV the same or pouringthe contents therefrom. i i l I do not confine myself to any particularlocality for the cavity b; it may be at the bottom of the vessel or atone side of the upper part of the same, as shown in the drawing. Thelatter locality I prefer, as it would beundoubtedly the Lnost convenientplace for it. The invention is applicable to bottles of glass,earthenware, and all vials and other receptacles designed for holdingliquids and provided with cork Stoppers.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The forming ormanufacturing of bottles and other receptacles of glass, earthenware, orother material designed for holding liquids, and provided with corkStoppers, with a cavity, b, in order to hold a spare cork,

substantially as shown and described.

The above specification of' my invention signed by me this 26th day ofJune, 1867.

ALEX. HON RATH. Witnesses:

WM. F. MoN/mms ALELF. ROBERTS.

